The Irish standard., 1887-07-02
CARDINAL GIBBONS TALKS
To Representative of the New York
World Concerning His Recent
Tour in Europe.
PATRIOTISM OF HIS EMINENCE,

PATRIOTISM OF HIS EMINENCE,
He Denounces the Anarchists, Who Would
Pull Down the Constitutional Temple
Which Shelters Them.
A representative of the New York
World was recently favored with an in
terview, during which the Cardinal
spoke at considerable length about
thing of universal interest in America.
Said His Eminence: II am indeed glad
to be at home once more in my beloved
Baltimore. During my travels 1 have
seen many fair cities and everywhere 1
have found a welcome more hearty than
I deserved or in any way expected. But
it is almost needless to say that Balti-
more, the city Of my birth and of my
boyhood, is dearer to me by far than
all of them, and though I would indeed
be an migrate not to have been pro-
foundly touched by the kindly feeling
so generously shown by the inhabitants
of European cities towards the stran-
ger within their gates, I cannot COM
pare my sensations there to the CRATE
full feelings which surged in my heart
and almost overcame me when not long
ago I saw the streets of our city
thronged with people who had as
sembled to honor, in my humble
person. the Holy Father, who was
pleased to raise me to so lofty an Office. -
For a moment the Cardinal ceased
speaking, relates tho correspondent.
and gazed out of the window with his
eyes resting fondly upon the Old Gothic
cathedral juttjng up before him in all
the grim gauntness of ichen-covered
and time.staled granite. eyes," he
continued musingly, lit is not strange
that I should so love Baltimore. I was
baptized in that cathedral more than
fifty years ago. There 1 received my
first communion. there I took holy Or
ders ind there I have labored to the
best of nay ability for many years." AS
to his experience in Europe, the Car.
dinal said: First of all, I must speak
of the Holy Father, who has recently
honored this archdiocese in my unwor-
thv person. Though he is deprived of
his temporal possessions. it can be
safely said that to-day he exercises more
power over the civilized world than any
king or potentate, and although he has
no military power to hack him his
words are more conducive to peace than
the actions of all the standing armies
of Europe. In his case it can be truly
said that the voice is mightier than the
sword. He enjoys the love and venera-
tion of 25O,OOO,000 of Catholics, scat
tered throughout the length and
breadth of the world, and he has the re-
spect and esteem of our separated
brethren, who have not failed to recog-
nize his many personal virtues, his
benevolent character and his broad
statesmanlike views. He has special
regard for this Republic Of ours and the
citizens of the United States, which was
amply demonstrated during my sojourn
in Rome. At the time there was a
large number of Americans in the city.
all of whom very naturally wished to
see the Holy Father. I mentioned the
fact to him at the next opportunity land
in reply said he would indeed be much
pleased to see them. When the visitors
were afterwards presented they were
charmed by his presence and wentaway
favorably impressed with all that he had
said, and strengthened with Gods bene-
diction upon them. Another illustra-
ton of his love for Americans was
shown on Tuesday, when all the cardi.
nails then in Rome paid their respects
to His Holiness. He took that occasion
to again speak Of his great love for this
country. Upon leaving Italy I went to
France for the purpose of visiting some
of the mother houses which have
branches in this archdiocese. You may
be surprised to know it, but ii is never
theless true, that there are fifteen insti-
tutions in this city with parent homes
in France. Dear old Catholic Francel
She is to-day what she has been for so
many centuries in the past, the watch
full mother Of SONS and daughters who
have been planting the seed of religion
everywhere. OF all the institutions in
that country found none more inter-
esting than the Little Sisters Of the
Poor. They have in Brittany house
nearly ], 900 sisters, noYices and postu-
ants from all parts of the world. Many
Of them were born in the United
States, and a few in Baltimore. The
founder Of the institution is now 80
years old, but he enjoys good health.
Since the order was tablished, in 1910,
over 254 houses have been founded
throughout the world, and upwards Of
10O. 600 aged people have been received
for treatment. OF this number about
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